23 Recent Works Of Art That Shook History

There is no denying the power of a work of art, which can evoke certain feelings or even manipulate the viewer's emotions beyond his control.

But there are also works that rattle the very infrastructure of art and the idea of what it means to create. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, they shape our history.

We asked the experts at Paddle8, an online art auction house that hosts both themed and benefit sales, to help us curate a list of some of the most revolutionary artwork of all time. Since the complete history of art is so vast, we limited their selections to the last 200 years or so — the relatively recent Modern and Contemporary eras.